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To be fair in my experience you have to drive in the US. Everything seems to be very far apart. A shop here in Ireland for me is a short walk down the road. A
by lawlessone 8y ago
To be fair in my experience you have to drive in the US. Everything seems to be very far apart.
A shop here in Ireland for me is a short walk down the road. A nearby shop in the US tends to be a lot further.
- InitialLastName 8y agoEverything is very far apart because everyone drives. Everyone has to drive because everything is very far apart. It's a vicious cycle that does a fantastic job of exacerbating societal issues, especially poverty, obesity, and air quality.
- lawlessone 8y agogreat if you want a bigger house though.
- InitialLastName 8y agoWell, you'll need a bigger house to fit your bigger children. Snark aside, I think that if more of the societal costs of owning a bigger house were priced in to having a bigger house, fewere people would want bigger houses. There's no reason we HAVE to live in a society fueled by consumerist real estate envy. EDIT: Forgot a word